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The once unimaginable emergence of Donald Trump as the 2016 Republican nominee has left the country scrambling for answers and explanations. Of the questions driving anxious discussions in diners, news studios, and political strategy meetings, as many concern his loyal legions as do the candidate: Who, exactly, are these people? Where are they coming from? What are they thinking, and what do they want? There is no shortage of articles and segments attempting to answer these questions. But rarely do they rise above generalizations about a monolithic white working class, spiced with a quote or two by the people they purport to understand. In "The Furor, " journalist and author Alexander Zaitchik ("Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance") travels the country in search of quality time with Trump voters, whose stories he invites them to tell at length, without interruption, in their own words.
About the Author
Alexander Zaitchik is a freelance journalist. His writing has appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, Vice, and the Baffler, among many other publications. He lives in New Orleans. His latest book, Owning the Sun: A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to Covid-19 Vaccines, is published by Counterpoint.
